Just 12 months after Adolescence well and truly put Northern talent at the centre of television’s biggest awards, this year’s Emmy nominations tell a very different story.
The Netflix drama dominated last year’s ceremony, winning six awards including acting honours for Stephen Graham and breakout star Owen Cooper, in a landmark moment for Northern telly.
But while the 78th Emmy Award nominations, announced today, feature plenty of British talent, there is little representation from the North this time around.
Instead, Welsh actor Matthew Rhys emerges as the standout British success, becoming the only performer to receive two lead acting nominations – for Widow’s Bay and The Beast In Me. Elsewhere, Gary Oldman was recognised for Slow Horses, alongside Riz Ahmed (Bait), Carey Mulligan (Beef) and Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat). Scottish actor Jack Lowden also received a supporting actor nomination for Slow Horses.
Overall, US medical drama The Pitt leads this year’s nominations with 25, followed by comedy Hacks with 24.
The nominees for Outstanding Drama Series are The Diplomat, The Gilded Age, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, Paradise, The Pitt, Pluribus, Slow Horses and Your Friends & Neighbors.
The comedy category includes Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Nobody Wants This, Only Murders In The Building, Shrinking and Widow’s Bay.
Meanwhile, All Her Fault, The Beast In Me, Beef, DTF St Louis and Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette are nominated for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
Among the notable omissions, the final seasons of Stranger Things and Euphoria missed out on nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, although Stranger Things received seven technical nominations and Zendaya was recognised in the lead actress category for Euphoria.
The winners of the 78th Emmy Awards will be announced in Los Angeles on 14 September.
The 2026 Emmy nominees in full
Drama series
- The Diplomat (Netflix)
- The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
- A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
- Paradise (Hulu)
- The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Pluribus (Apple TV)
- Slow Horses (Apple TV)
- Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV)
Comedy series
- Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- The Bear (FX/Hulu)
- Hacks (HBO Max)
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
- Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- Only Murders In The Building (Hulu)
- Shrinking (Apple TV)
- Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
Limited or anthology series
- All Her Fault (Peacock)
- The Beast In Me (Netflix)
- Beef (Netflix)
- DTF St Louis (HBO Max)
- Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)
Lead actor in a drama series
- Sterling K Brown – Paradise (Hulu)
- Gary Oldman – Slow Horses (Apple TV)
- Mark Ruffalo – Task (HBO Max)
- Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Noah Wyle – The Pitt (HBO Max)
Lead actress in a drama series
- Carrie Coon – The Gilded Age (HBO Max)
- Chase Infiniti – The Testaments (Hulu)
- Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Rhea Seehorn – Pluribus (Apple TV)
- Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO Max)
Lead actor in a comedy series
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Wonder Man (Disney+)
- Steve Carell – Rooster (HBO Max)
- Matthew Rhys – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
- Jason Segel – Shrinking (Apple TV)
- Martin Short – Only Murders In The Building (Hulu)
Lead actress in a comedy series
- Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX/Hulu)
- Elle Fanning – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
- Lisa Kudrow – The Comeback (HBO Max)
- Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)
Lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Riz Ahmed – Bait (Prime Video)
- Jason Bateman – Black Rabbit (Netflix)
- Charlie Hunnam – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)
- Oscar Isaac – Beef (Netflix)
- Matthew Rhys – The Beast In Me (Netflix)
Lead actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Claire Danes – The Beast In Me (Netflix)
- Sally Field – Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix)
- Carey Mulligan – Beef (Netflix)
- Sarah Pidgeon – Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)
- Sarah Snook – All Her Fault (Peacock)
Supporting actor in a drama series
- Patrick Ball – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV)
- Shawn Hatosy – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Gerran Howell – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Jack Lowden – Slow Horses (Apple TV)
- Tom Pelphrey – Task (HBO Max)
- Carlos-Manuel Vesga – Pluribus (Apple TV)
Supporting actress in a drama series
- Taylor Dearden – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Fiona Dourif – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Allison Janney – The Diplomat (Netflix)
- Katherine LaNasa – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Sepideh Moafi – The Pitt (HBO Max)
- Julianne Nicholson – Paradise (Hulu)
- Karolina Wydra – Pluribus (Apple TV)
Supporting actor in a comedy series
- Colman Domingo – The Four Seasons (Netflix)
- Paul W Downs – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV)
- Nick Offerman – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
- Stephen Root – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
- Michael Urie – Shrinking (Apple TV)
- Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Supporting actress in a comedy series
- Dale Dickey – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
- Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Kate O’Flynn – Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
- Michelle Pfeiffer – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
- Megan Stalter – Hacks (HBO Max)
- Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV)
Supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Jason Bateman – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)
- Richard Gadd – Half Man (HBO Max)
- David Harbour – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)
- Richard Jenkins – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)
- Charles Melton – Beef (Netflix)
- Nick Offerman – Death By Lightning (Netflix)
Supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie
- Linda Cardellini – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)
- Dakota Fanning – All Her Fault (Peacock)
- Laurie Metcalf – Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix)
- Joy Sunday – DTF St Louis (HBO Max)
- Youn Yuh-jung – Beef (Netflix)
- Constance Zimmer – Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette (FX/Hulu)
Reality competition programme
- Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
- Survivor (CBS)
- Top Chef (Bravo)
- The Traitors (Peacock)
Variety series
- The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO Max)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
- Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Television movie
- Heads Of State (Prime Video)
- Miss You, Love You (HBO Max)
- People We Meet On Vacation (Netflix)
- Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix)
- Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War (Prime Video)
